1 Kings 5
1 Hiram, the king of Tyre, also sent his servants to Solomon. For he heard that they had anointed him king in place of his father. Now Hiram had been a friend to David the entire time.
Hiram, raja Tirus, mengutus pegawai-pegawainya kepada Salomo, karena didengarnya, bahwa Salomo telah diurapi menjadi raja menggantikan ayahnya, sebab Hiram senantiasa bersahabat dengan Daud.
2 Then Solomon sent to Hiram, saying:
Lalu Salomo mengutus orang kepada Hiram dengan pesan:
3 “You know the will of my father David, and that he was not able to build a house to the name of the Lord his God, because of the wars that were imminent all around him, until the Lord set them under the steps of his feet.
"Engkau tahu bahwa Daud, ayahku, tidak dapat mendirikan sebuah rumah bagi nama TUHAN, Allahnya, oleh karena musuh-musuhnya memerangi dia dari segala jurusan, sampai TUHAN menyerahkan mereka ke bawah telapak kakinya.
4 But now the Lord my God has given rest to me on all sides. And there is no adversary, nor occurrence of evil.
Tetapi sekarang, TUHAN, Allahku, telah mengaruniakan keamanan kepadaku di mana-mana, tidak ada lagi lawan dan tidak ada lagi malapetaka menimpa.
5 For this reason, I intend to build a temple to the name of the Lord my God, just as the Lord spoke to my father David, saying: ‘Your son, whom I will set in your place, upon your throne, he himself shall build a house to my name.’
Dan ketahuilah, aku berpikir-pikir hendak mendirikan sebuah rumah bagi nama TUHAN, Allahku, seperti yang dijanjikan TUHAN kepada Daud, ayahku, demikian: Anakmu yang hendak Kududukkan nanti di atas takhtamu menggantikan engkau, dialah yang akan mendirikan rumah itu bagi nama-Ku.
6 Therefore, order that your servants may cut down for me cedars from Lebanon. And let my servants be with your servants. Then I will give to you, for the wages of your servants, whatever you will ask. For you know that there is not a man among my people who knows how to cut wood as well as the Sidonians.”
Oleh sebab itu, perintahkanlah orang menebang bagiku pohon-pohon aras dari gunung Libanon, dan biarlah hamba-hambaku membantu hamba-hambamu, dan upah hamba-hambamu akan kubayar kepadamu seberapa juga kauminta, sebab engkau tahu, bahwa di antara kami tidak ada seorangpun yang pandai menebang pohon sama seperti orang Sidon."
7 Therefore, when Hiram had heard the words of Solomon, he rejoiced greatly, and he said, “Blessed be the Lord God this day, who gave to David a very wise son over this numerous people!”
Maka segera sesudah Hiram mendengar pesan dari Salomo itu, ia sangat bersukacita serta berkata: "Terpujilah TUHAN pada hari ini, karena Ia telah memberikan kepada Daud seorang anak yang bijaksana untuk mengepalai bangsa yang besar ini."
8 And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying: “I have heard the things that you would entrust to me. And I will do your whole will concerning the cedar trees and spruce trees.
Lalu Hiram mengutus orang kepada Salomo mengatakan: "Aku telah mendengar pesan yang kausuruh sampaikan kepadaku. Tentang kayu aras dan kayu sanobar aku akan melakukan segala yang kaukehendaki.
9 My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon to the sea. And I will arrange them together as rafts on the sea, as far as the place that you will indicate to me. And I will land them there, and you will take them. And you shall offer to me what is necessary to give food to my house.”
Hamba-hambaku akan membawanya turun dari gunung Libanon ke laut dan aku akan mengikatnya menjadi rakit-rakit di laut untuk dibawa sampai ke tempat yang akan kautunjukkan kepadaku; kemudian akan kusuruh bongkar semuanya di sana, sehingga engkau dapat mengangkutnya. Sementara itu engkau hendaknya menyediakan makanan bagi seisi istanaku seberapa yang kukehendaki."
10 And so, Hiram gave to Solomon cedar trees and spruce trees, in accord with his whole will.
Demikianlah Hiram memberikan kayu aras dan kayu sanobar kepada Salomo seberapa yang dikehendakinya.
11 Then Solomon offered to Hiram twenty thousand cor of wheat, as food for his house, and twenty cor of the purest oil. These things Solomon gave as a tribute to Hiram every year.
Lalu Salomo memberikan kepada Hiram dua puluh ribu kor gandum, bahan makanan bagi seisi istananya dan dua puluh kor minyak tumbuk; demikianlah diberikan Salomo kepada Hiram tahun demi tahun.
12 And the Lord gave wisdom to Solomon, just as he said to him. And there was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and the two struck a pact.
Dan TUHAN memberikan hikmat kepada Salomo seperti yang dijanjikan-Nya kepadanya; maka damaipun ada antara Hiram dan Salomo, lalu mereka berdua mengadakan perjanjian.
13 And king Solomon chose workers from all of Israel, and the conscription was of thirty thousand men.
Raja Salomo mengerahkan orang rodi dari antara seluruh Israel, maka orang rodi itu ada tiga puluh ribu orang.
14 And he sent them into Lebanon, ten thousand each month, in turns, so that for two months they were in their own houses. And Adoniram was over this type of conscription.
Ia menyuruh mereka ke gunung Libanon, sepuluh ribu orang dalam sebulan berganti-ganti: selama sebulan mereka ada di Libanon, selama dua bulan di rumah. Adoniram menjadi kepala rodi.
15 And Solomon had seventy thousand of those who were carrying burdens, and eighty thousand of those who cut stones from the mountain,
Lagipula Salomo mempunyai tujuh puluh ribu kuli dan delapan puluh ribu tukang pahat di pegunungan,
16 aside from the commanders who were over each work, in number three thousand and three hundred, who gave orders to the people and to those who were doing the work.
belum terhitung para mandur kepala Salomo yang mengepalai pekerjaan itu, yakni tiga ribu tiga ratus orang banyaknya, yang mengawasi rakyat yang mengerjakan pekerjaan itu.
17 And the king ordered them to bring great stones, precious stones, for the foundation of the temple, and to square them.
Dan raja memerintahkan supaya mereka melinggis batu yang besar, batu yang mahal-mahal untuk membuat dasar rumah itu dari batu pahat.
18 And these were shaped by the stoneworkers of Solomon and the stoneworkers of Hiram. And the men of Gebal also prepared the wood and the stones in order to build the house.
Maka tukang-tukang Salomo dan tukang-tukang Hiram serta orang-orang Gebal memahat dan menyediakan kayu dan batu untuk mendirikan rumah itu.
